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Ticona adjusts prices for engineering thermoplastics

03.11.2004 - With effect from November 15, 2004, Ticona (www.ticona.de) is increasing the prices of Hostaform® (POM), polyesters, Celstran® (LFT), Fortron® (PPS) and Vectra® (LCP). The leading global supplier of engineering thermoplastics is reacting to the continuing steep increase in world market prices for raw...

DuPont raises prices for engineering polymers

03.11.2004 - DuPont Engineering Polymers (www.dupont.com) announced additional price increases effective Jan.1, 2005 in Europe, Middle East & Africa for the following products: • DuPont™ Zytel® nylon and DuPont™ Minlon® products will increase by a minimum of 0,25 €/kg • DuPont™ Crastin® PBT products will increase...

Meaf Machines: Granulators for grinding skeletal thermoforming waste

14.10.2004 - Meaf Machines B.V. (www.meaf.nl) offers two types of granulators for grinding skeletal thermoforming waste: The AF 600 for a maximum sheetwidth of 600 mm, a maximum sheethickness of 1.8 mm and with a capacity of 150 kg/h. The AF 800 (pict.) for a maximum sheetwidth of 800 mm, a maximum sheethickness...

Weima: Horizontal Feed – Size-Reduction of Profiles and Plates

14.10.2004 - The new Series WLK-H single-shaft shredder (Photo 1) manufactured by WEIMA Maschinenbau GmbH (www.weima.com) has been developed for grinding plastic flat or sheet or long plastic profiles, for instance window frame profiles that have been rejected during QC processes. These materials are conveyed to...

Hellweg: Source of money - Saving of raw material by recycling of sprues

14.10.2004 - During the production of plastic products sprues result at the injection moulding machine. After careful grinding of these sprues the granulated material can be added again to the production process. The advanced mills for incline of the series MDS (picture) of Hellweg Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG (www.schneidmuehlen.de)...

FKuR: New transparent biocompound can be processed on conventional extruders and injection moulding machines

08.10.2004 - The FKuR Kunststoff GmbH (www.fkur.de) has completed the product range "Nature Compounds" by a new, transparent universally applicable biodegradable granulate suited for blowing film and injection moulding: "Biograde 200C". An outstanding advantage of the new formulation is the troublefree processing...

Hosokawa Alpine: Wide cross-section of recycling solutions

06.10.2004 - The Recycling & Granulators Division of Hosokawa Alpine AG & Co. OHG (www.alpinehosokawa.com) will present a cross-section of recycling solutions for the different problem specifications in the plastics industry at the K 2004. Of interest to the manufacturers of film will be a large-scale grinding...

Hellweg: Profitable side issue – Volume reduction of edge strips in the production of flat film

04.10.2004 - Flat films are cut to size by lateral cutting of both film edges, which ensures constant thickness across the entire film width. The continuous film strips which arise are cut into short pieces by the new foil strips cutter RC 180 of Hellweg Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG. The manufactured shreds then can...

PETnology Forum ASIA 2004: Chemical Recycling of PET Bottles introduced by Teijin

01.10.2004 - The Teijin group, one of leading companies for manufacturing polyester, aims at realization of a recycling-based society through developing and marketing new technologies and products that can more positively contribute to the environment. Teijin Fibers Limited has newly developed highly advanced...

Mercodor: Potential for savings - Size reduction of bulky and voluminous plastic residues

30.09.2004 - Plastic processors with single-, double- (Fig.) and quadruple-shaft size reduction machines from MERCODOR GmbH Sondermaschinenbau KG (www.mercodor.de) can convert bulky and voluminous production residues and reject articles into regrind. This preliminary broken material can be readily passed onward...

ECRC is now officially incorporated

24.09.2004 - The latest waste directives, defined by the EU have posed a growing challenge for the European FRP industry. In order to comply with these regulations, manufacturers involved in this sector have been prompted to come up with new concepts of waste management. In only a short time of formation, with...

Weima: Quick-Change Screen for 4-Shaft Shredder

21.09.2004 - The new Series ZMK-X four-shaft shredders (Photo 1) manufactured by WEIMA Maschinenbau GmbH (www.weima.com) feature a special screen changeover device for lowering the screen and pulling it out sideways. This facilitates rapid, easy cleaning of the whole cutting unit and screen after shredding contaminated...

J.E.T.: Multi components recycling and molding technology

17.09.2004 - The French J.E.T. INTERNATIONAL s.a.r.l. Julien Environmental Technology (www.jet-norsemen.com) is as a manufacturer producing plants (/b>picture) and components for the material recycling of mixed plastic waste since many years. At the K 2004 J.E.T. will presenting the following novelties: "CONTEX”:...

S+S: New metal separator for injection moulding machines and extruders

14.09.2004 - For over 25 years S+S Metallsuchgeräte and Recyclingtechnik GmbH (www.ss-gmbh.de) has been one of the world’s leading manufacturers of metal detection machinery for the Plastics Industry. One of the company’s most successful models is the patented MES metal detection system. Now S+S is introducing the...

Petcore: One-way PET levels with refillable glass

10.09.2004 - Single-use PET beverage bottles face refillable glass on equal terms. This is the unexpected but clear result of the largest, uncompromising, scientific study on PET conducted by the renowned IFEU institute (www.ifeu.de) in Heidelberg, Germany. The study was commissioned by Petcore (www.petcore.org),...

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